Caravanserai

2021-04-06

Turkmen protests in northern Iran highlight regime's repression of minorities

The alleged rape of 2 Turkmen girls and the Iranian authorities' unwillingness to charge the suspect in the latest in a long list of abuses against ethnic minorities by the regime.

Human Rights

2021-04-02

Rights activists in Moscow urge Russians to recognise Syrian abuses

The 'overwhelming majority' of interviewees saw Russia as a destructive foreign force whose intervention helped bolster the brutal regime.

Human Rights

2021-03-25

Tajik-born 'Russian Woman' singer endures racist, chauvinist taunts online

Manizha, whose performance of 'Russian Woman' won her the right to represent Russia at Eurovision, said she has been hearing hateful slurs since childhood.

Human Rights

2021-03-24

Daily protests rattle Chinese consulate in Almaty over Xinjiang detentions

Daily pickets have been going on for more than a month, as Kazakhs are concerned over the fate of thousands of their relatives trapped inside Chinese 're-education' camps.

Human Rights

2021-03-16

Rights groups file lawsuit against Russian mercenaries for murdering Syrian

Three prominent advocacy groups have filed a criminal complaint against members of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group over a 2017 beheading in Syria.

Human Rights

2021-02-24

China increasing prosecution, lengthening sentences of Uighur Muslims

Those locked up in Xinjiang's prisons are 'ordinary people convicted for going about their lives and practicing their religion', according to Human Rights Watch.

Human Rights

2021-02-22

China deems Xinjiang rape, abuses as 'shining examples' of progress

China's foreign minister declared at the UN that his country's systematic abuses of Muslims, which include gang rape, show Beijing's commitment to human rights progress.

Human Rights

2021-02-19

Migrant workers under no illusion about renewed Russian 'hospitality'

During the pandemic, Russia abandoned Central Asian migrants. Now with an acute worker shortage, Russia is easing entry requirements and promising better treatment. No one is buying it.

Human Rights

2021-02-18

Kyrgyz government takes steps to address growing incidence of domestic violence

Kyrgyzstan registered about 3,000 more cases of domestic violence in 2020 than in the previous year, but the current law protects abusers rather than victims, activists say.

Human Rights

2021-02-15

Exiled children of the Gulag fight for justice over Stalin-era crimes

Supporters of the plaintiffs say the Russian government is trying to skirt the thorny issue of Stalinist terror -- a period of history that Russian authorities often ignore.